Sr Director, A.I & Data Operations

Y99000 General Electric Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking a Sr Director of AI & Data Operations to lead the interface between AI strategy, operations, and finance. You will drive executive rhythms, governance, scenario planning, and budget forecasting while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders across the enterprise.

The role requires experience guiding AI programs in a large, regulated industrial setting and a strong ability to communicate with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 10+ years of professional experience and minimum 7 years in Digital Technology Enterprise Business Operations.
• 5+ years in strategy, operations, program management, or chief-of-staff capacities, preferably at senior executive level.
• Experience with budget management, requisition/procurement processes, and financial forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Own executive operating rhythms — CDAIO Direct, Daily Stand-up, MOR/WOR/All-Hands calls and staff meetings.
• Define success metrics for CDAIO, track against Flight Deck Principles, coordinate Strategy and Operations alignment.
• Lead governance, prioritization, and scaling of AI solutions across GE Aerospace and manage AI portfolio roadmaps.
• Own weekly operating rhythm with Control Tower and AI Health Check program managers, set priorities and troubleshoot.

Skills

Executive communications

Stakeholder management

Strategy development

Operations management

Program management

Chief-of-staff support

Budget management

Financial forecasting

AI governance

Aerospace industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Associates degree with 13+ years experience

High School Diploma with 15+ years

Job description

Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary This role sits at the center of GE Aerospace's AI Strategy and Operations organization, serving as Sr Director, Ai & Data Operations to the CDAIO/DSA leadership team while also driving the strategic deployment of AI across the enterprise. The individual in this role owns the connective tissue between AI strategy, AI operations, and AI finance while running leadership rhythms, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring that scenario planning, governance, budget, and reporting cadences operate in lockstep. This is a highly cross-functional role requiring comfort operating across strategy, program management, financial stewardship, and executive communications.

Job Description Roles and Responsibilities

Own the agenda and lead executive operating rhythms — calls with the CDAIO Direct team and extended staff, the Daily Stand-up with CDAIO and the EA, and all DSA internal staff calls (MOR, WOR, Quarterly All-Hands). Define success metrics for the CDAIO organization, implement tracking aligned to Flight Deck Principles, and own the connection between Strategy and Operations by assessing stakeholder alignment and recommending priority adjustments. Maintain the stakeholder Voice of Customer (VOC) rhythm and serve as the AI Comms interface, ensuring alignment between AI Comms and AI Strategy/Operations messaging. Own the Scenario Planning Process (run twice per year, including follow-ups and signpost creation) and the Quarterly AI Strategy Rhythm and Report-Outs while defining the rhythm, drafting signposts, and assigning signpost owners. Lead the AI Strategy Report-Out and team rhythms/weekly updates; coordinate creation of strategy artifacts (memos, slide decks) and ensure stakeholder alignment ahead of the SALT report-out (end of October), owning all artifacts presented to SALT. Own the process for governance, prioritization, and scaling of AI solution implementation across GE Aerospace, including key process decisions, process design experiments, and stakeholder engagement (e.g., AI Catalyst Connect calls). Own the product roadmap for the AI Control Tower — the application used to track the AI portfolio, enforce governance, and fund/prioritize AI initiatives — including feature prioritization and alignment with platform leads and strategic goals. Own the weekly operating rhythm (WOR) with the Control Tower and AI Health Check program managers, setting priorities and troubleshooting roadblocks. Own budget prioritization and forecasting across the CDAIO organization, aligning spend with forecast on a monthly basis (accruals, project follow-up) and ensuring clear prioritization of projects and resources. Own talent operations (reviewing statements of work, submitting requisitions in SSS, and following up on approvals and renewals) and the regular rhythm with sourcing and finance. Own the hiring plan, holding leadership accountable to clear business cases and hiring deadlines connected to project delivery milestones and stakeholder expectations.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college with minimum of 10 years of professional experience OR Associates degree with minimum of 13 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of 15 years of professional experience Minimum 7 years of professional experience in Digital Technology Enterprise Business Operations. 5+ years of experience in strategy, operations, program management, or chief-of-staff capacities, ideally supporting a senior executive or leadership team. Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience Eligibility Requirement: Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job. Preferred Working knowledge of AI/data governance, portfolio management, or technology strategy in a large, matrixed organization. Experience with budget management, requisition/procurement processes, and financial forecasting. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level materials (memos, decks, report-outs). Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence without direct authority across strategy, operations, finance, and communications functions. Prior experience in aerospace, manufacturing, or another regulated/complex industrial environment. Familiarity with Flight Deck Principles or comparable operating models (e.g., Lean, continuous improvement frameworks). Experience supporting AI/ML program governance or an AI Center of Excellence. This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing. Relocation Assistance Provided: No At GE Aerospace, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. At GE Aerospace, respect for people is core to our culture and commitment to FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent from all backgrounds and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of GE Aerospace, their work isn't just a job. It's their passion and purpose. We work and win as one team, accountable to each other and our customers, and we are always finding a better way to climb higher together. We were meant to fly.